Steve Kopischke wrote: > What I am finding interestingly curious about this thread is the lack of > sensitivity to others. Some are "censoring" the potentially offending > word(s) and others are brazenly typing it as though without a care or > concern in the world, even considering the originating post. Whatever > happened to courtesy? > > I realize this is a public forum and not necessarily subject to any > particular norms of personal behavior, but is it really necessary to > continue to pound four letter words into our collective heads? > > I no longer use those terms, and would rather not hear nor read them, > but I can put up with a certain amount of literary license when it comes > to profanity. However, my opinion is that many of those who are > participating in this thread are doing so with more of a "*snicker, I > typed f##k....*" attitude. > > We get it. It's not nearly as funny nor nor as shocking as you wish it > were. > > I realize I can filter messages containing the offending terms with my > mail message filters. That's not the point. > > > SJK
Sorry I've offended you with the use of the f-word. I'm not sure whether the other words I used offended anyone. One is sometimes considered to be offensive but isn't and another is regarded by no-one as offensive but, if they knew what it meant, probably would be. My posting wasn't meant to shock but to illustrate the illogicalities that can arise when one starts down the slippery slope of censorship. Does one sanction the removal or bowdlerising of all books containing "rude" words? Should a county in SE England be renamed because it is an old spelling of a "rude" word? These words were not considered rude in Shakespeare's time so why now? Presumably it's another weird Victorian over-sensibility that hasn't gone the way of coverings for piano-legs - sorry, piano-limbs. Once again, I apologise for causing an upset. I should not have responded in anger to what I regarded as a bizarre piece of censorship but taken time to be more considerate to all readers of this group. I promise not to repeat this offence. Graham P Davis --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
